Many people notice that the flag of Crimea isFlowers similar to the Russian tricolor. Rightly noticed, only blue, red and white are common in principle. The Netherlands, France, Russia - the flags of these states are expressed in these colors. Only here in different interpretations. Well, it is worth talking about the significance of the Crimean flag - after all, it is at least interesting, since quite recently the peninsula has become part of our great country.
Interesting Facts
The flag of Crimea was adopted in 1999 on April 21.It was then that he became the official symbol of the Autonomous Republic. More precisely, at that time it was such. Today, the Crimea peninsula is in the status of an ordinary republic within the Russian Federation. Everyone knows that in the past in 2014, after very significant political events, the peninsula fell under the control of Russia, which made many Crimeans, and Russians, unspeakably happy. It was then that many learned what the flag of Crimea looked like.
What does the flag look like?
So he is a tricolor,composed of red, white and blue. The flag of Crimea is easily remembered because the stripes differ in size. The widest is white; it occupies a whole third of the entire tricolor. It is located between the red and blue stripes - they occupy only 1/6 of each. The scarlet band is at the bottom, and the blue one is at the top. If you raise the flag of the Crimea in a vertical position, then the left should be a blue bar, and the right, respectively, the red. As for the parameters: the tricolor is one meter wide, and two meters long. And finally, a few words about the meaning of flowers: red is the embodiment of unity and courage of the Crimean people. Blue - clean and fair. And white is freedom.
Historical symbols
The flag of Crimea is generally accepted, and about it has already beensaid above. However, it should be noted that other symbols are also common on the territory of the peninsula. For example, the flag of the hero-city of Sevastopol. He is familiar to every inhabitant of the peninsula. It was approved only a year later than the flag of the Crimea. A photo of a Sevastopol symbol waving in the wind shows a red cloth with a coat of arms of the hero city in the middle.
There is also another flag - the Crimean Tatar.The peninsula is multinational - Russians, Armenians, Greeks, Crimean Tatars and many other representatives of different ethnic groups live here. The first and last of these are the most numerous.
The Crimean Tatar flag is a blue cloth, inthe top corner of which is a golden tamga (a symbol that looks like both the letter "T" and the scales). It is interesting that for a long time it was the official symbol of the Crimean Khanate. To be more precise - it was the only version of the flag. That is why in 1991 Kurultay of the Crimean Tatar people decided to make it a national symbol.
Peculiar addition
Interestingly, the flag of the Republic of Crimea exists intwo options. More precisely, there is its interpretation. Often in the middle of the Crimean tricolor painted griffin. Everyone knows that he is an old Greek mythological character. It can also be seen on the Sebastopol coat of arms. Why is this animal? And because it is precisely it that can always protect itself. A brave animal that can stand up for itself. And in his paws he has a pearl. There is a griffin between antique columns. Well, at the very top the bright sun shines. This image is the best characterizes the Crimea. The ancient past, historical events, courage and bravery of the Crimean people, a sunny pleasant climate, affectionate Black Sea and stunning landscapes - this is how this picture, so well decorating the coat of arms and flag of the republic, is solved.
